Laid down 29 April 1941 Out of service 1962 Beam 21 ft (6.4 m) Launched 27 September 1941 | In service 14 January 1942 Displacement 195 tons Construction started 29 April 1941 Length 30 m | |
Fate disposed of as a target 1 July 1973 | ||
USS Exultant (AMc-79) was an Accentor-class minesweeper acquired by the U.S. Navy.
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World War II service
Exultant was launched on 27 September 1941 by W. A. Robinson Inc., Ipswich, Massachusetts; sponsored by Mrs. A. T. Leavitt Jr.; and placed in service on 14 January 1942 for minesweeping in the 6th Naval District out of Charleston, South Carolina.
Reclassified YDT-4
On 15 February 1943 she was reclassified YDT-4, and assigned to the 1st Naval District as a diving tender. She continued to perform this duty through 1962.
As the unnamed YDT-4, she was disposed of as a target 1 July 1973.
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